Bonsai cultivation techniques of Populus tomentosa

Boxwood bonsai, with small evergreen leaves and slow growth, is not easy to change after being trimmed into shape, so it is suitable for indoor viewing of works of art. How to cultivate boxwood bonsai at home? Let's learn about the cultivation techniques of boxwood bonsai.

Bonsai cultivation techniques of Populus tomentosa

1. Dig wild tree stumps from the mountains, trim the overlong roots and dense branches, take them to the soil, raise the billets in the open field for 1-2 years, and then put them on the basin for processing.

2. The planting soil of Populus tomentosa should be loose and fertile, with good drainage and air permeability, and mature pastoral soil or rotten leaf soil can be mixed with appropriate ridge bran ash.

3. Boxwood bonsai had better be placed in a semi-shady environment, especially in summer. In addition to severe cold areas in winter, you can generally spend the winter outdoors, burying the basin in a place away from the wind and the sun, but the leaf color is often red after frost.

4. in addition to shade, it is necessary to water the basin soil in the morning and evening at high temperature in summer to keep the basin soil moist, but not stagnant water.

5. Populus tomentosa grows slowly and does not have strict requirements for fertilizer. Generally, it can be fertilized 1-2 times in spring and once rotten cake fertilizer and water in autumn.

6. The basin should be changed every 2-3 years, before sprouting in spring or after new shoots are ripe in autumn. When turning the basin, it is appropriate to remove some of the old roots, remove the old soil of 1 ∶ 2, and replace it with a larger basin, so as to facilitate the development of the root system.

7. The main pests of Populus tomentosa are shell insects and large-leaf yellow poplar inchworm. Scale insects can be killed by manual brushing or sprayed with 1500 times of dichlorvos. The big-leaf yellow inchworm is sprayed with 80% trichlorfon sniper powder or 1000-2000 times omethoate.

8. When modeling boxwood bonsai, climbing is the main method, and it can also be thickly tied and cut. Branches and leaves can be trimmed into cloud flakes and steamed buns. Populus tomentosa germinates quickly and should be pruned frequently. In general, after each new shoot, the first 1-2 sections will be cut off to prevent overgrowth, in order to maintain the beauty of the tree. After fruiting, boxwood should be removed in time so as not to consume nutrients and affect its growth. If the boxwood bonsai is matched with a beautiful stone to make its state more natural and beautiful.

The cultivation techniques of boxwood bonsai are briefly introduced here, hoping to have a certain reference value for bonsai lovers.